The Washington critic., 1887-08-31
baseball PersonaIities.

baseball Personalities.
Each side made six clean hits yesterday.
Washington made . earned runs, CHI
csgo l.
Apson's disciplIning OF Pfeffer seemed to
work badly. Pfefrer made 3 errors and
Burns 9.
1t is rumored that John Morrill, will sue.
coed Kelly as captain Of the Bostons.
Washington,s percentage ia .407 and the
Pittsburgh AIS. Both clubs have now
played the same number OF games. II we
defeat them to-day.
Detroits percentage Is .G24, Chicago's,
.5s2; New York's, .569; Philadelphia, .55S;
Boston's, .53S; indianapolis, 1906.
BY the by, Indianapolis played that game
with New York yesterday and Brady um-
pired. Fogel must have crawled into his
hole.
The Nationals certainly cannot plume
themselves on their batting yesterday. Van
Haltren proved to be more disastrous to
them than any pitcher they have yet faced.
Ten strike'outs-pretty good.
New York now leads the Phillles. The
Bostons are coming down to Join US. We
expect 10 regain sixth place this week.
New York has released Deasley.
Nobody seems to want Shaw. Pshaw, it's
his own fault.
Washington is kicking itself because 1t
did not secure Buflinton when 1t had the
chance.-[Boston Herald. That certainly
| is news. II we hadn't seen II In the Herald
We would have thought that 1t came from
Pittsburg, where they know so much about
our team.
Danny Richardson's percentage at sec ond
| 10 .9l4.
Boston's new grand.stand will cost
| $25, 900.
Stick a pin In this statement, that Phlla-
delphia and New York will be ahead OF
one, II not both, OF the two present
leaders by September Al Philadelphia
Times.
| For every man who takes an interest In
any other branch Of sport, there are dozen,
II not score, who take a decidedly lively
interest in baseball.-[Cleveland Plain
| Dealer.
In the sixth inning OF the ST. Louis.
Brooklyn game yesterday an accident oC-
CURED to Smith, Brooklyn's great short
! stop, which will incspacitate him from
I playing for two weeks at least. King In
/ attempting to steal second was felded out
by Clark's throw to Smith, and the latter's
right hand came 10 contact with King and
broke the small bones at the second and
third fingers. Smith did not notice 1t par
licularly at first, but IL began to swell up
aud pain him, and upon examination by a
ply yscian the bones were found to be
broken.
Mccormick says "Before played ball
with Auson | used to think he was big
dub, but thought him pretty fair fellow
nfterwaId. He never said much to me. II
| any one wants to get Arson mad, let him
say that he 70 one OF those frances. Kelly
used to make him wild by shouting In from
the outheld; Have you got them again ?"
Since the team left home, over . week
sgo, li6 IN EN- have been at the bat, and oil
this number Just 90 have made clean hits
Something has got to be done II Chicago IL
10 retain the pennant. Either the balls will
have to be made larger or they must be
painted red and bell hung on them. This
trip 8 q good deal like the little almanac
girl, inasmuch as when she is good she Ii
very. very good, and when she is bad she |,
horrid The spectacle Of Captain Auson',
hair turning gray when one Of his met
makes base hit is not calculated to enthus,
the meek and lowly chronicler who has beer
assigned to sneak after the club from tomI
| 10 town. 1t has come to pass that the chron
iclor himself gets ratified when one of til,
champions reaches first unmolested.-[ Chi
cago Herald.
About 700 persons witnessed the excit
ing games OF baseball that were played IL
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Wash
1
far from $50, 600 was expended In one day
In pursuit OF this pleasure; and this record
ia paralleled on almost every pleasant day
Baseball 10 not only great fun, but It is
great business Il New Haven journal.
New York manages to keep a good hold
on the lead in team batting with percent
age OF 3il. Detroit is second, with $40
ard will likely gain the lead before mex
week. Philadelphia is third, 1886; Chlcag,
l han
sixth, 3l7; Indianapolis seventh, ,27S, ant
Washington eighth, ,2G5.
In team fielding Detroit now leads. Tn
percentages are as follows: Detroit, 9!2
Allegheny, .9l2; Ph hilRdelphia, oil; New
York, ,0l0; Indianapolis, 900; Chicago, .0O7
Washington, .005, and Boston, $50,
The Detroit players are quite angry at thu
decision Of the League in ordering tho De
treit-New York game to be played over
10 see the Detroit Club win the champion
ship, as combination seems to have beel
formed to beat them out OF IT..
Racing at Brigbtwood.
There were fully 800 peopls at Bright
wood yesterday to zee two Of the best race
that Washington has been treated to In
long time At no time In any heat, excep
the one which Jedge waxem won, was ther
an open length from the winner tp the las
horse with races OF this character tn
attendance ia bound TO be large In tn
future. The following are the results;
first race-purso eJo-2:45 class, trotters.
A. Glcason's blk. z. LeGrand...o.2 20
| ID. GHrge's blk M, TOOts,..,,,,,,,l 9 > =
| II. Dangerfield's b. q Bobby Burns3 3 3 I 3
! L. Kengla's b. H., Harry Bashaw - re
Time-2HG, 2:iGyG, Il, 2IGii, 2:i5h 2I8
Each heat was a hot one from start l.
| of ha "A va
| seen In Washington.
secord raco-Purse $500 class trotter
| and PAGERS
| j. II GhCen's b. m. Susie G..n,,.,..,,.2
| Doc. Garges' blk. e. Jeige WaNem.-,.1 22
L, Brenzle's ch. 9, Mountain Roadster 3 3 5
| owners b m PanniO G,.,,,....,,,.,.,,iI
Time-25 s;5pli, 800 9:lS
ledge WaEem won the first heat with sucl
ease that every one th0u ught the race wa
over except the shouting, but ~ tho othe
heats condition told the tale, and the Jedg,